| Evolution of Sickness and Healing |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
 | 1 The Need for Theory in the Study of Sickness and Healing |
| 2 Origins of Sickness and Healing |
| 3 Early Stages of the Evolution of Sickness and Healing |
| 4 Later Stages of the Evolution of Sickness and Healing |
| 5 Culture, Drugs, and Disorders of Habituation |
| 6 Somatopsychic Disorders in an Evolutionary Context |
| 7 Descriptive Parameters of Sickness and Healing |
| 8 An Evolutionary Conception of Sickness and Healing |
 | 9 A Broad View of Medical Evolution |
| • | Visualizing the Medical Institution of a Society |
| • | The Genetic Base of the SH Adaptation |
| • | The Cultural Component of the SH Adaptation |
| • | The SH Response: Behaviors of Sickness and Healing |
| • | The Institutional Components of Medicine |
| • | Control and Regulation of the Medical Institution |
| • | The Medical Institution Viewed in Terms of Units of Information |
| • | How the Organization of Medicine Changes during Evolution |
| 10 Implications of an Evolutionary Approach to Sickness and Healing |
| 11 Toward an Evolutionary Philosophy of Medicine |
| Appendix: Outline of the Evolution of Sickness and Healing |
| References |
| Index |